Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-05

special Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STAR
NEW YoRK, Nov. s.
Sunday is great day for the children Of New
York who are not given to its close observance Is
| a time OF rest Paradise Park and the streets OF
| the more thickly populated parts OF the city are
alive with them, but II you want to zee children
having nun In the widest sense you must go to
the upper end OF Manhattan Island, where they
have more room to disport themselves The small
boys In the neignborhood of 127th street and Sth
avenue have q spirited sparr1ng club Two OF
them were matched to night to q nnish last sun.
day, and crowd was on hand to see the sight
ft was gamey encounter. A the hight pro-
crossed friend Of one Of the combatants said:
"Hold on, dat amt cordin' to de Queensbury
rules| The referee declared that It was, the COM
plainant called him q liar and the referee pro.
ceeded to lick him. The combatants then turned
their attention from their own night to help along
the skirmish between the referee and his enemy
general riot and several bloody noses was the
result and man had to come In and Quen the dis
Iurbance
block north OF the scene Of this diversion well
dressed boys were playing marbles, which game
is just now regaining It's former popularity with
the boys OF the metropolis. Some girls who had
went aside and consoled themselves By playing
Jackstones. This game, too, ended In war. One
fri had on new hood. Another, who still wore
Plimentary manner, whereupon the owner of the
hood said: II know what ais you Your ma
nain,t got money enough TO buy you . hood. 80
with the wearer Of the summer hat, and the purse
proud possessor OF the hood was boycotted and
went home In tears.
SWINGING on TEE DERRIcK.
Probably the most exciting and novel entertain
ment was that in which some boys were partici.
pitiDg near the corner OF 126th street and Sc.
Nicholas avenue, where a high mass OF rocks il
being blasted. A big derrick worked BY hand
tackle TO dat rock, one Of their humber took his
seat on It and then they hauled him high in air
and swung the derrick around rapidly. Il was 50
ride on the derrick and begged TO be allowed to re-
main up in the air TOR longer period but hts CON-
ana there Was no appeal rom their action.
vacant lot nearly opposite the derrick con
tains shanty, goat shed and usually q demure
goat Some young lads use the lot every Sunday
as FOOTBALL ground They were kicking the ball
about with great glee when the goat came ont Of
the shed and Mrs. Doolan, its owner, came to the
prevail on the bounding bail then ieveled its horns
ana went out to meet Il. The encounter was not
conducive TO the goats peace OF mind, and IL
consent made the goat the goal OF the game and
pelted 1t with the big ball until It was knocked
o e on It's SIDE and Mrs Dooian rushed Among
self.
LITTLE BOT WITH PONY.
Al one point near the end of Old Broadway,
where the houses are poor and the people likewise,
some lads were playing horse. They rugged up an
OLD soap box on wheels into something like IRE
engine. Aboy al q distant point pounded on a tin
pan as mimic alarm OF lire and The portable soap
box drawn by neet.rooted boys quickly responded.
One OF the horses lost his shoe and yOungster,
whose father is blacksmith, took him aside, took
his foot beiwee his legs, after the manner OF a
smi ' 81, sno ' horse, ana hammered the shoe
waiting al the roadside a dandyish little boy IRON
one Q, the mansions on the boulevard came along
Instantly the poor boys whose soap box looked
more mean than ever besIue the handsome dog
cart greeted It's driver with such: "Whered ye pit
DE meat wagon" ION, take de plug pony away"
The boy quickly turned his 81. ed about and drove
away W escape The criticisms OF Tue fire brigade
He found, however, that he had Jumped out OF the
frying pan into the nre He turned down on the
broad boulevard near one hundred and hirty-fi tn
street and ran into crowi OF boys VINO were
playing hockey, which some have called pedestrian
poo. They fairiy nlles. up The STREET and were
knocking the bail hither and yon with great ener-
gy In once, one Of ss Eh,s It. hi. the pony which
Lad from his seat He tried TO crive In an opposite
direction only to encounter another OF the gangs OF
the boulevard on Sunday, aud he was compelled
to take cross street and q rouldabout way
home.
SHE RECOVERED HER GOAT.
Just before you reach Manhattan street on the
boulevard you pass some old snanties. There is at
least one goat TO each shanty. Two boys crept
into the shanty village and lassoed a goat OF the
color OF o dirty door mat They I'D It away de-
spite its protest, rugged up Bride put an impro-
vised bit In its mouth and whipped II into Q
canter. They drove it up and down the street, and
then in moment OF unwSdOm Dorn OF TOO much
fun they galoped It near It's residence. They
were driving It 10 beat all previous records when
there was yell from among The humble huts, and
u very large and muscular woman dashed among
the drivers and retalners Of the goat and scattered
blows Oh their heads as she yelled: IAN ha, ye
Young spaipeens! olive caught ye now. Now Of
know why me goat keeps 80 poor all the while
Ye've been drivin' him 10 death widout me KNOW
ledge. Take that, and that. We young devtls.'
the race was declared on and the exhausted goat
was taken home. AMOS j. Cummings